The group that eventually formed between 1974 and 1975 was originally named The Guildford Stranglers, but they soon dropped the geographical prefix and the name, The Stranglers , was registered as a business on 11 September 1974 by Black. The other original personnel were bass player/vocalist Jean-Jacques Burnel , guitarist/vocalist Hugh Cornwell and keyboardist/guitarist Hans Wärmling , who was replaced by keyboardist Dave Greenfield within a year. None of the band came from the Guildford area apart from Burnel, who was originally from Notting Hill but moved to Godalming during his childhood. Black was from Ilford , Cornwell from Kentish Town and Greenfield from Brighton , while Wärmling came from Gothenburg and returned there after leaving the band.
The Stranglers name registered as a business
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